What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted Was spraying a crop approximately 10 miles west of Yankton, SD and was operating under CFR part 137. The pilot stated he realized he was low on fuel and headed towards kykn for fuel. He ran out of fuel approximately two and one half miles west of kykn and made an emergency landing in a cornfield causing substantial damage to the cowling, left wing, and the landing gear of the aircraft (N6659Z). There was also damage to the crop. No chemical was spilled at the accident site.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS SPRAYING A CROP APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES WEST OF YANKTON, SD AND WAS OPERATING UNDER CFR PART 137. THE PILOT STATED HE REALIZED HE WAS LOW ON FUEL AND HEADED TOWARDS KYKN FOR FUEL. HE RAN OUT OF FUEL APPROXIMATELY TWO AND ONE HALF MILES WEST OF KYKN AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORNFIELD CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE COWLING, LEFT WING, AND THE LANDING GEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT (N6659Z). THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE CROP. NO CHEMICAL WAS SPILLED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.
NTSB investigation
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